Hybrid Cyber Endpoint Security Platform Engineer

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Cyber Endpoint Security Platform Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Cyber Security, DNS, TCP/IP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dearborn, United States

About the role

• Endpoint Security Platform Engineer working with security technologies and data governance. Collaborating to enhance data protection solutions using modern methodologies and practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage all Platform Engineering aspects of the organization's Endpoint Seurity and data governance platforms, ensuring the appropriate technologies and methodologies are applied when translating business requirements into technical and functional solutions for data protection, data governance, and compliance.
• Collaborate internally and across the organization to drive the adoption and optimization of data protection and compliance technologies.
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to Data Loss Prevention (DLP), data governance, eDiscovery, and related cloud security services.
• Extensively collaborate with technical and business-facing stakeholders to engineer DLP and data governance solutions that exceed customer expectations and drive significant business value in data management and compliance.
• Implement and monitor data protection and compliance standards using the chosen DLP platform across development, testing, and production environments.
• Design solutions and processes to monitor, test, and strategically deploy updates and new features within the DLP and data governance ecosystem.
• Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements within DLP operations and data governance processes, implementing solutions end-to-end.
• Utilize modern tools, technology, and frameworks to enhance the business experience related to data management and compliance.
• Participate in the development of a healthy product backlog for DLP and data governance initiatives, ensuring agile practices are followed.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve and automate existing DLP deployments and related data governance technologies.
• Support the strategic vision for new data governance infrastructure and systems by providing input on roadmaps/value maps in partnership with business stakeholders, aligning with the overall corporate data strategy and DLP technology roadmap.
• Support organizational-wide Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans and strategy as they pertain to data governance and the DLP platform's role in ensuring data availability and compliance during potential events.
• Support 24x7 data protection and compliance operations as needed, particularly in relation to DLP incidents and alerts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or Information Systems.
• Knowledge of IT Endpoint Security Products
• Familiarity with the Microsoft 365 Security ecosystem
• Basic understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S) and how they relate to endpoint communication and security monitoring
• Eagerness to stay current with the evolving threat landscape and a willingness to learn new security tools and methodologies
• Foundational understanding of Cloud Security concepts
• Foundational cybersecurity certifications are a plus (e.g., CompTIA Security+, Microsoft SC-200: Cyber Security Operations Analyst, or Trend Micro Vision One fundamentals)
• Understanding, with hands-on experience, of IT Security technologies, including but not limited to Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Anti-Malware, and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platforms. Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)/Security Orchestration(SOAR),and Threat Intelligence.
• Hands-on experience solving complex security technical challenges.
• Deep technical knowledge of cloud platforms and their security implications.
• Experience engineering reusable tools and self-service capabilities with automated infrastructure operations.
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. Knowledge of secure coding practices.
• knowledge of system design principles including reliability, availability, and scalability.
• Understanding of industry-standard security frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
• analytical skills and a risk management mindset.